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Texas

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Administration for Children & Families

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Changing a Child Support Order in Your State

The information below applies only to Texas

How can I find out if I have a “IV-D” child support case in this state?

A parent can contact the Child Support Division of the Texas Attorney General at the phone number or e-mail

address listed below.

An incarcerated parent can make an appointment to see the Access to Court Supervisor or the law librarian at the

prison and may fill out an inquiry form requesting assistance from the Office of the Attorney General.

How can I contact my child support agency?

A parent may contact the child support office by:

• Phone: (800) 252-8014

• E-mail: child.support@texasattorneygeneral.gov

• Postal mail:

Office of the Attorney General

Child Support Division

P.O. Box 12017

Austin, TX 78711-2017

• Website:

• Local offices: https:// , or “find an office” at https://childsupport.oag.state.

tx.us/wps/portal/csi/OfficeLocate

If I am incarcerated, are there any barriers to having my order changed?

No, incarcerated parents who meet the modification criteria may request a modification.

Do you provide any materials online that I can use to ask for a change to my child support

order?

Modification information is available on the Office of the Attorney General’s website. This material provides a step-

by-step guide for how child support orders may be modified and answers numerous questions about child support

modifications. No modification forms are provided.

https:// and https://

guide.shtml.

There is also a process to ask child support to conduct a review and that “Child Support Review Questionnaire” form

is available online at https://

Do you have any printed materials I could read to learn more about child support for

parents who are incarcerated?

Yes, the Texas Child Support Division has created a “Handbook for Incarcerated Parents,” https://

tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/incarcerated.pdf. This handbook informs incarcerated parents on how to handle their

child support case when they are incarcerated and what to do when they are released from prison. The brochure

also answers frequently - asked questions and provides definitions of commonly used terms regarding child

support issues, such as establishment of paternity and DNA testing. The Handbook includes a tear off form for an

incarcerated parent to submit a child support inquiry.

The Handbook for Incarcerated Parents, and inquiry form, are attached.

Prepared October 2013

Changing A Child Support Order In Your State